It has been back again for a bit. I seriously cannot stand it. I won't even wash my salad with it anymore because the salad ends up smelling too.

I want to know what causes it. Its smells sort of like permanent marker. Its not my house either, I smell it in other places. Its almost like it replaced the fishy smell of zebra muscle that used to be in the water.

Is it possible that it is some sort of thing to kill them off. Last time I wrote about it in 2008 (e:paul,44701), (e:matthew) linked to a buffalo news article but the link is gone and I cannot remember what it was. Thats probably a side effect of the chemical itself, lol.

It happening again and it happend again two weeks ago. It's not chlorine gas because I let the water sit in a jar overnight and it's still very intense.

metalpeter writes
at 09:48:03 06/09/12 - Comment #68391

Scent is a funny thing.... People adjust to things... I would think that people with with allergies would be more prone to smelling more things.... There is no real reason for that thought other then it seems to make sense.... I guess the best example I have is many people can't tell one others have been smoking but most ex-smokers pick up that scent from a mile away not a real mile but you know what I mean.....

paul writes
at 11:18:10 06/08/12 - Comment #68390

Are you saying I have a big nose? Because I do lol and when its not allergic I am hyper sensitive to smell.

We do have a water filtration system but I have to replace the filter this weekend.

Someone told me it happens during the time of year when they replace the chloramine with plain old chlorine when the lake "turns over." Not sure what that really means though.

metalpeter writes
at 04:44:49 06/08/12 - Comment #68386

-I love the smell of markers or maybe just how the smell makes me feel...Ha
-But from water um no...
-I wonder if you are hyper sensitive to smell in other words other people wouldn't notice it...
- I think you are onto something about it being to kill off stuff that is bad for you
- Where I'm a bit confused and maybe it is just my bad memory or maybe I'm think of a blog from the past... But I thought you guys had an entire water filtration system in your house and then on the sink as well....

-In terms of the Buffalo news.... Think they still have the article it is just in the archives and that is a pay service so......

Wait, you agree with just getting a boat or an environmentally-sound mechanically-and-solar-driven water transportation innovation? Inquiring minds want to know.

lilho writes
at 11:14:07 07/08/11 - Comment #63471

i agree

tinypliny writes
at 05:47:37 07/08/11 - Comment #63451

I think what we need is an environmentally friendly mechanically driven paddle boat with a solar panel for backup power when legs get tired... and tons of high-energy foods and muscle power.

metalpeter writes
at 05:17:15 07/08/11 - Comment #63447

In terms of boat I'm sure you know this but in Buffalo it is complex or anywhere the water freezes ....

1. You need a boat trailer
2. Well you could put it in the water every time but most people find a dock they pay for....
3. Since you don't live on the water then you have to travel to it
4. During winter you have to store it someplace
5. You have to pay for gas
6. Not sure if you need any special courses but they might help so you know what is going on out there.........

tinypliny writes
at 01:55:53 07/08/11 - Comment #63427

Adding that to the stuffed non-lifelike orange tiger from walgreens, pink rubbery weird things-that-I-can't-remember-the-name-of-anymore from Japan (when it wasn't quaked out), etsy embroidery of sea life, geiger counter, an otoscope, an electron scanning microscope...gee, you are tough to get gifts for.

Our Buffalo, NY tap water has this strange chemical smell during the last week or so. Just so you know its not me being paranoid, it is (e:terry) who pointed it out and he never smells anything.

The smell lingers after the water is gone and you can taste the smell in the shower vapor. It even has a bad aftertaste after brushing your teeth. The water filtration system int he kitch manages to remove the bad taste which means it is some sort of filterable chemical.

Anyone else have this problem? it is making me insane and no it is not the extra chlorine summer zebra muscle chlorine taste. It is something entirely new. I think I will bring it up at the block club meeting tonight and see if it is happening elsewhere.

yup, it smells so bad it makes me gag every time i forget and try to drink water from the tap. i smell it in the shower, i smell it when i flush the toilet, etc. but this is not the first time. i've smelled it last month too and then it went away for a couple of weeks.

Now I feel bad because (e:enknot) and I bought a lot of bottled water last night. I can't believe it will take 8 or 9 days to restore power to everyone.

Boil Water Order For Erie County Authority Customers
Posted by: Athan Kompos, Producer
Created: 10/13/2006 6:05:07 PM
Updated: 10/13/2006 7:55:58 PM
The Erie County Water Authority has issued a boil water advisory for all customers. The authority wants all customers to bring water to a rolling boil for 2 minutes and let it cool, before consuming.

The boil water advisory is only for cutomers of the Erie County Water Authority. Residents in cities such as Buffalo and Tonawanda recieve water from a different source and are not subject to the advisory.

The advisory has been issued because the main pumping station for the water authority is without power. When power is restored, water may include bacteria.

Erie County officials want all residents to consume water spareingly, due to the natural disaster caused by the Friday lake effect snow storm.
WGRZ-TV

"in cities such as buffalo and tonawanda"- what the hell does that mean??

paul writes
at 11:49:28 10/14/06 - Comment #12161

Ya we have power and electricity and my cell phone works fine. It's a miracle because within a block of us it is pitch black at night. I am surprised there was no looting. In any bigger city I think there would have been. Then again I only know about this one little part of town.